WEEK 12 - DAY 1

Ezek. 1:22, 26

22  And over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, like the sight of awesome crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
26  And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, like the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a man, above it.

Rev. 11:15

15  And the seventh angel trumpeted; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.

  All the local churches need this revelation of the throne above the clear sky. In the church life we do not have any organization or any kind of herarchy. We do not have a mission board or any other board; we have no headquarters and no organization of any kind. We have only a clear sky with a throne above the sky.
  I can testify that I am afraid only of one thing - that I would lose the presence of my Lord. Many times when I have been alone in my own room, I have declared to the whole universe and to myself that the only thing I fear is losing the Lord's presence. As long as I have the presence of the Lord, I am afraid of nothing. I care only for His presence, not for anything else. In other words, I care only for the clear sky with the throne above it. I have the full assurance that as I am speaking these words, the throne is with me. Praise the Lord that this is sufficient! We all need to learn this. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 119-120).

  The highest step in the spiritual experience of a Christian is to have the throne in our firmament, in our clear sky...[This] is to allow God to have the highest and most prominent position in our Christian life...[This] means that He has the position to reign in us. Therefore, to reach the throne in our spiritual experience means that in everything we are completely submissive to God's authority and administration. Then we are no longer a person without the throne, without authority, without government.
  A believer who does not have a clear sky with a throne above it can easily be loose and careless in his daily living. On the contrary, a believer who has a sky that is crystal clear has the sense of being under divine government and restraint; therefore, he cannot be loose or careless in anything he says or does. A believer who has a clear sky above him is under an authority which restricts and restrains him in things such as speaking or a display of anger. This authority is a matter of the throne.
  The clearer our firmament is, the more we are under the throne. The more we have clear fellowship with the Lord, the more we will be under His authority. We need to ask ourselves if there is a throne in our Christian life. If we have the throne above the clear sky, we are greatly blessed, and we should worship God for this blessing.
  The highest point in our spiritual experience is having a clear sky with a throne above it. Have you reached this stage,...where you sense that there is an authority restricting you,...where you are regulated in all things by the throne? I would urge you to consider this matter before the Lord in your fellowship with Him.(Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 114-115)
  One of the main aspects of Revelation is that God is recovering His right over the earth to make the whole earth His kingdom (11:15). When Christ came, He brought in the kingdom of God with Him (Luke 17:21; Matt. 12:28). This kingdom has been enlarged into the church (Matt. 16:18-19), which will bring in the consummation of the kingdom of God to the whole earth. On the one hand, the kingdom of God today is in the church, but on the other hand the kingdom of God is coming through the overcoming believers (Rev. 12:10). Then Christ and the over coming believers will reign over all the nations in the millenial kingdom (2:26-27; 12:5; 20:4, 6).(Life-study of Revelation, p. 5)